Title: Industrial Electricity and Motor Controls, 2nd Edition Author: Mark Miller, Rex Miller ISBN: 0071818693 / 9780071818698 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 512 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2014 Availability: 45-60 days
Description
Contents
The most complete, up-to-date guide to industrial electricity
This practical resource offers comprehensive coverage of the entire electrical field and its equipment, including troubleshooting and repair. You'll learn how to read and interpret schematics and drawings and safely work with all electrical components and systems on the jobsite.
The Second Edition features a new chapter on robotics, a new 16-page color insert, and information on the latest codes, regulations, and devices. Filled with more than 650 photos and diagrams, study questions, review problems, and detailed answers, this career-building tool helps you enhance your electrical and electronics expertise and apply it effectively in the workplace.
Industrial Electricity and Motor Controls, Second Edition covers:
Tools and equipment
Safety in the workplace
Symbols used in electrical wiring diagrams and ladder diagrams
Control circuits and diagrams
Switches
Magnetism and solenoids
Relays
Electric motors
Timers and sensors
Solenoids and valves
Motor starting methods
Solid-state reduced-voltage starters
Speed control and monitoring
Motor control and protection
Three-phase controllers
Drives
Transformers
Power generation
Power distribution systems
Programmable controllers
Robotics
Careers in electricity
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 : Tools and Equipment Chapter 2 : Safety in the Workplace Chapter 3 : Symbols Chapter 4 : Control Circuits and Diagrams Chapter 5 : Switches Chapter 6 : Magnetism and Solenoids Chapter 7 : Relays Chapter 8 : Electric Motors Chapter 9 : Timers and Sensors Chapter 10 : Sensors and Sensing Chapter 11 : Solenoids and Valves Chapter 12 : Motor Starting Methods Chapter 13 : Solid-State Reduced-Voltage Starters Chapter 14 : Speed Control and Monitoring Chapter 15 : Motor Control and Protection Chapter 16 : Three-Phase Controllers Chapter 17 : Drives Chapter 18 : Transformers Chapter 19 : Power Generation Chapter 20 : Power Distribution Systems Chapter 21 : Programmable Controllers Chapter 22 : Robots and Robotics Chapter 23 : Troubleshooting and Maintenance Chapter 24 : Careers in Electricity
Appendices
Appendix I : DC Motor Trouble Chart
Appendix II : Wound-Rotor Motor Trouble Chart
Appendix III : Fractional-Horsepower Motor Trouble Chart
Appendix IV : Selection of Dual-Element Fuses for Motor-Running Overload Protection
Appendix V : Tables and Formulas
Appendix VI : Full-Load Currents of AC and DC Motors
Appendix VII : Power Factor Correcting Capacitors
Appendix VIII : Switch Symbols
Appendix IX : Wiring Diagram Symbols
Appendix X : Unit Prefixes
Appendix XI : Conversion Factors
Appendix XII : Decibel Table
Appendix XIII : Electrical and Electronic Symbols Used in Schematics
Glossary
Answers to Review Questions and Problems
Index